Principal Software Engineer

About Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI):

Position Overview:

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deliver advanced cloud security solutions with high reliability and performance at cloud scale.
• Collaborate closely with product management, architects, and other engineering teams to define security product requirements and deliver secure, scalable, and robust solutions.
• Lead technical discussions, drive architecture decisions, and mentor junior engineers across the team.
• Build and maintain automation for deployment, monitoring, and management of security services.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, ensuring high availability of critical security infrastructure.
• Conduct code reviews, contribute to improving engineering processes, and foster best practices in security, reliability, and compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud architecture, and security.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Go, Python, or C/C++.
• Demonstrated experience working with cloud security products (WAF, DDoS protection, IDS/IPS, or similar).
• Experience with CI/CD, system automation, and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of compliance requirements and secure software development best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Career Level - IC4